How To?? Folding Windshield down

[Joker11]

I see my bronco has a hinge...but when you fold it down....where does it go?
Is there some kind of kit to secure it when it's folded down?
What parts am I missing?

 

[Tito]

To release the windshield, take the top off and remove the bolts or knobs on the left and right side of the dash almost in the upper corners. On the 66-69 Broncos the hoods stock came with a hold down loop on it to secure it while driving. If you are missing it you can get it from a vendor. I'd have mine down on my 67 all the time on trail rides, was a ton of fun.

 

[bfoldy]

Yep, it sure is a lot of fun to ride with the windshield down (under 30 mph at least).

Here's a link to the latch at Tom's:

http://www.tomsbroncoparts.com/product.php?id=853

 

[Scoop]

Only early 69's had the latch. When Ford converted the Bronco to electric wipers in mid-year they did away with the latch mechanism and stopped advertising that it had a fold down windshield.

 

[Buldozer]

Got both electric wipers and fold down windshield on my 69! Ford used up the left over 68 parts so I got vacuum wipers but I replaced them with an electric upgrade...so I ended up with both features.

 

[av bronco]

If it's been very long since its been folded down be very careful with the hinge, its probably rusted up pretty good.

 

[commoncold]

I was eventually going to mount 200lb capacity rubber strips inside the engine compartment. I can pull them through the vents of the hood and hook them onto custom pins on either side of the windshield frame.

The point of doing this is so that it is hidden from view. I don't like the idea of an eyesore being on my rig; the latch that came stock.

 

[7elk]

If it came stock on a bronco, I would not consider it an eye sore, but that's just me.

 

[Wyldebill]

I was eventually going to mount 200lb capacity rubber strips inside the engine compartment. I can pull them through the vents of the hood and hook them onto custom pins on either side of the windshield frame.

The point of doing this is so that it is hidden from view. I don't like the idea of an eyesore being on my rig; the latch that came stock.

You do know that "eyesore," serves not only to latch the windshield down, but it also serves as a support to keep the whind sheild off of the hood, don't you?

 

[commoncold]

Rubber stoppers are the ticket, I have a fiberglass hood and I'm a little weary of mounting things on something so thin. Its just a personal preference, my truck is so far beyond stock it might look a little funny on the hood too ;D

However, on an uncut all original it would look authentic IMO